Cameron teamed up with Chris Chaos to take on Snitsky and Tyson Tomko on WWE Heat on November 21, 2005.
When NXT became WWE's developmental brand, Cameron and Conor O'Brian (wrestling as the Ascension) debuted on the 20 June 2012 episode of the rebooted of NXT taped at Full Sail University, where they defeated Mike Dalton and CJ Parker. The Ascension then started a feud with The Usos, defeating them on the 5 September NXT, and also scored a win over Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd on the 3 October NXT. Two weeks later, the Ascension teamed up with Kassius Ohno to defeat Richie Steamboat and The Usos.
Cameron was officially released from his NXT contract by the WWE on 30 November 2012.